Add an M3U playlist to Nitora IPTV.

What an M3U playlist is

An M3U (or M3U8) playlist is a text file that lists stream addresses, usually with channel names, logos and categories. Providers share it as a web address (URL). Nitora IPTV downloads the list from that address on your TV.

• By link only. Nitora IPTV can’t import a playlist file from USB, a phone or a computer.
• Live TV only. Every entry is treated as a live channel. Playlists don’t carry the information Nitora IPTV needs for Movies or Series.
• Your own playlist. Use only playlists from services you’re entitled to use. Nitora IPTV doesn’t provide or recommend any.

Links with a username and password

Many providers give a playlist link that looks like this:

http://tv.example.com:8080/get.php?username=YOUR_NAME&password=YOUR_PASSWORD&type=m3u_plus

That link comes from an Xtream Codes service, so you can usually sign in as one instead, which also gives you Movies and Series:

1. Use the part before /get.php as the Server URL, here http://tv.example.com:8080.
2. Use the value after username= as the Username, and the value after password= as the Password.
3. Follow the Xtream Codes guide.

The example address is made up. Your link contains your real login, so treat it like a password.

Add a playlist

1. 1

   Open Add Service

   From Home choose Add Service, or open Settings › Services › + Add service.

2. 2

   Select “M3U Playlist”

   It’s the second option at the top of the form.

3. 3

   Name the playlist

   Any label you’ll recognize. It’s only shown inside Nitora IPTV.

4. 4

   Enter the playlist URL

   Type the full web address your provider gave you. If you leave out http://, Nitora IPTV adds it.

5. 5

   Leave “EPG URL” empty

   The field is optional, and Nitora IPTV doesn’t read program guides for playlists yet.

6. 6

   Choose Test & Save

   Nitora IPTV downloads the playlist and tells you how many channels it found, for example Playlist loaded — number channels.

7. 7

   Open Live TV

   Channels are grouped by the categories in the playlist. Entries without one go into Uncategorised.

Next update · Nitora IPTV 1.3

What to expect

• Channel names, numbers, logos and categories come from the playlist itself. If they look wrong, the playlist is the place to fix them.
• There’s no program guide for playlist channels yet, and no catch-up.
• A stream plays only if your TV can decode its format, and only while the source is online.
• Nitora IPTV keeps the downloaded list for about 30 minutes, then fetches it again, so changes from your provider appear on their own.
• You can add a playlist and an Xtream Codes login side by side, and switch between them in Settings.

If the playlist doesn’t load

Messages as shown in Nitora IPTV 1.3. More help: M3U playlists.